Space – Have a dedicated place to practice. A safe, flat, practice surface (floor, driveway) ideally with a wall or rebounding surface (wall, curb)

Equipment - Hockey gloves; ball to stick handle with (tennis ball, stickhandling ball [heavier]); Stick (should be a few inches shorter than the one used on the ice as player will not be wearing skates)

Additional sticks, pucks, pylons, gloves or other house hold items to use as obstacles

Skills are divided into 5 Skill Buckets; each Skill Bucket has a Goal Number of Touches and includes recommended skills and number of touches

Skill = Simple – These are technique building, foundational movements

Start slow – Rehearse each movement/skill then convert each movement into Game Speed

Identify Weaknesses – Don’t just work on your favourite skill or ones that you’re good at

Keep going - Players are encouraged to complete more than the minimum required number of touches

Get into a routine. Choose a time when you can practice at the same time every day

Plan ahead for days that you can’t practice

Be accountable – Do what you can without technique breaking down or losing your focus – don’t just go through the motions.

Break your workout into smaller chunks- for example, do half the workout early in the day and finish the rest later on that day